SYCOPHANT Crossword Clue
The most common solutions for the crossword clue "SYCOPHANT" are TOADY with 5 letters, YESMAN with 6 letters, LACKEY with 6 letters, LAPDOG with 6 letters, SUCKUP with 6 letters, CRAWLER with 7 letters, FLATTERER with 9 letters.
SYCOPHANT Crossword Clue
The most common solutions for the crossword clue "SYCOPHANT" are TOADY with 5 letters, YESMAN with 6 letters, LACKEY with 6 letters, LAPDOG with 6 letters, SUCKUP with 6 letters, CRAWLER with 7 letters, FLATTERER with 9 letters.
We know 24 solutions for: SYCOPHANT
Synonyms for SYCOPHANT
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Crossword Puzzle Infos
A sycophant is a person who acts obsequiously towards someone in order to gain advantage. The term has been used since the 16th century and is derived from the Greek word sykophantes, meaning 'one who shows the fig'. Crossword solutions for this term include FAWNER (6 letters), LICKSPITTLE (11 letters), BOOTLICK (8 letters), SPONGER (7 letters), brownnoser (10 letters), toadier (7 letters), BOOTLICKER (10 letters), MINION (6 letters), FOLLOWER (8 letters), INFERIOR (8 letters), PARASITE (8 letters), LACKEY (6 letters), lapdog (6 letters), CRAWLER (7 letters), FLATTERER (9 letters), TOADY (5 letters), fterer (6 letters), kissup (6 letters), SPONGE (6 letters), yesman (6 letters), tagtail (7 letters), hangeron (8 letters), yeasayer (8 letters), scrapeshoe (10 letters). These words all describe people who are overly servile and obsequious in order to gain favor or advantage.